Hanger-eye for hammocks.



No. 695,372. Patented ma'r. Il, 1902.

2. L. CHADBOURNE.

HANGER EYE FDR HAMMOGKS.

(Application fllad July 25, 1901,)

no Model.)

ZE BULON LINCOLN OIIA-DBOURNE,

ATENT rrrcE.

OF NEW BRIGHTON, NEIV YORK.

HANGER-EYE FOR HAMMOCKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,372, dated March11, 1902.

Application filed July 25, 1901.

To It 1077/0777 it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ZuBULoN LINCOLN CHADBOURNE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Brighton, in the county of Richmond and State ofNew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hanger-Eyes forHammocks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hammock hangereyes; and the object of the sameis to construct a hanger which will hold the converging cords of ahammock distinct and spread out in a fan shape, and thus keep thehammock smooth. This is accomplished by the simple and novelconstruction described in this specification and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, inWhich-- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of my device. Fig. 2 is atransverse section on the line 2 2, Fig. 1.

Like numerals of reference designate like parts in the different viewsof the drawings.

The numeral 1 designates a U-shaped eye, which is formed integral with acylindrical casing 2, open at one end at 3 and closed at the other at 4,but for an aperture 5. The cylinder 2 is slotted longitudinally alongthe bottom at 6 to accommodate the hangingcords of a hammock. A cap 7,having a rim 8 thereon, snugly fits the open end 3 of the cylinder 2.The cap 7 is also apertured at 9 to accommodate a bolt 10, which passesthrough the apertures 9 and 5. This bolt 10 is provided with a head 11and threaded por- Serial No. 69,692. (No model.)

tion 12, hearing a nut 12, and serves to ongage and hold the loopedcords of the hammock.

In operation the looped cords are engaged on the bolt 10 and slippedalong into the slot 6, after which the cap 7 and nut 12' are put on andthe nut tightened up.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and wish to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of an eye, acylinder open at one end, apertured at the other and formed integralwith said eye, said cylinder being slot-' ted longitudinally toaccommodate the cords of a hammock, an apertured cap fitting over theopen end of said cylinder, and a bolt passing through said cylinder andsaid cap, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of ahollowcylinder-casing having an eye formed integral therewith, said cylinderbeing traversed by a longitudinal slot, and apertured at both ends, arod extending longitudinally said casing and passing through saidapertures, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesscs.

ZEBULON LINCOLN CHADBOURUE.

Witnesses:

ERNEST L. CRANDALL, CHAS. E. HUNTER.

